PUC-RS 2008 Inglês - Questões

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Nature’s cradle

Female polar bears dig large dens in the snow where they will spend the winter and give birth. Cubs are born in December or January and are blind, hairless, and no bigger than a squirrel (01). The cubs (02) grow rapidly from the rich milk provided by their mother. The cubs remain with their mother for about 2 1/2 years. Male and female Dall sheep live in separate bands except during mating (06) season in November and early December. Afterward the females return to their band and the lambs (03) are born in May. The lambs are cared for by their mothers.

On average, five gray wolf pups are born in early spring to the pair. The pups (04) are reared (07) in the den for the first six weeks and are dependent on their mother’s milk the first month. They are gradually weaned (08) and then fed by the pack. By eight months they are almost fully grown and begin traveling with the adults.

The mother duck lays an egg or two every day until she has a full nest - usually 8 to 15 - at which point she’ll sit on the eggs. It then takes 28 days for the eggs to hatch. Once hatched (09), the mother leads her ducklings (05) to the nearest source of water.

(Source: 2008 Wildlife Land Trust Calendar)

The best summary for the text above is that it

TEXT 1

Nature’s cradle

Female polar bears dig large dens in the snow where they will spend the winter and give birth. Cubs are born in December or January and are blind, hairless, and no bigger than a squirrel (01). The cubs (02) grow rapidly from the rich milk provided by their mother. The cubs remain with their mother for about 2 1/2 years. Male and female Dall sheep live in separate bands except during mating (06) season in November and early December. Afterward the females return to their band and the lambs (03) are born in May. The lambs are cared for by their mothers.

On average, five gray wolf pups are born in early spring to the pair. The pups (04) are reared (07) in the den for the first six weeks and are dependent on their mother’s milk the first month. They are gradually weaned (08) and then fed by the pack. By eight months they are almost fully grown and begin traveling with the adults.

The mother duck lays an egg or two every day until she has a full nest - usually 8 to 15 - at which point she’ll sit on the eggs. It then takes 28 days for the eggs to hatch. Once hatched (09), the mother leads her ducklings (05) to the nearest source of water.

(Source: 2008 Wildlife Land Trust Calendar)

All of the words below refer to baby animals, except

TEXT 1

Nature’s cradle

Female polar bears dig large dens in the snow where they will spend the winter and give birth. Cubs are born in December or January and are blind, hairless, and no bigger than a squirrel (01). The cubs (02) grow rapidly from the rich milk provided by their mother. The cubs remain with their mother for about 2 1/2 years. Male and female Dall sheep live in separate bands except during mating (06) season in November and early December. Afterward the females return to their band and the lambs (03) are born in May. The lambs are cared for by their mothers.

On average, five gray wolf pups are born in early spring to the pair. The pups (04) are reared (07) in the den for the first six weeks and are dependent on their mother’s milk the first month. They are gradually weaned (08) and then fed by the pack. By eight months they are almost fully grown and begin traveling with the adults.

The mother duck lays an egg or two every day until she has a full nest - usually 8 to 15 - at which point she’ll sit on the eggs. It then takes 28 days for the eggs to hatch. Once hatched (09), the mother leads her ducklings (05) to the nearest source of water.

(Source: 2008 Wildlife Land Trust Calendar)

According to the text, polar bears develop fast after they are born because they

TEXT 1

Nature’s cradle

Female polar bears dig large dens in the snow where they will spend the winter and give birth. Cubs are born in December or January and are blind, hairless, and no bigger than a squirrel (01). The cubs (02) grow rapidly from the rich milk provided by their mother. The cubs remain with their mother for about 2 1/2 years. Male and female Dall sheep live in separate bands except during mating (06) season in November and early December. Afterward the females return to their band and the lambs (03) are born in May. The lambs are cared for by their mothers.

On average, five gray wolf pups are born in early spring to the pair. The pups (04) are reared (07) in the den for the first six weeks and are dependent on their mother’s milk the first month. They are gradually weaned (08) and then fed by the pack. By eight months they are almost fully grown and begin traveling with the adults.

The mother duck lays an egg or two every day until she has a full nest - usually 8 to 15 - at which point she’ll sit on the eggs. It then takes 28 days for the eggs to hatch. Once hatched (09), the mother leads her ducklings (05) to the nearest source of water.

(Source: 2008 Wildlife Land Trust Calendar)

The only statement that is correct according to the text is:

TEXT 1

Nature’s cradle

Female polar bears dig large dens in the snow where they will spend the winter and give birth. Cubs are born in December or January and are blind, hairless, and no bigger than a squirrel (01). The cubs (02) grow rapidly from the rich milk provided by their mother. The cubs remain with their mother for about 2 1/2 years. Male and female Dall sheep live in separate bands except during mating (06) season in November and early December. Afterward the females return to their band and the lambs (03) are born in May. The lambs are cared for by their mothers.

On average, five gray wolf pups are born in early spring to the pair. The pups (04) are reared (07) in the den for the first six weeks and are dependent on their mother’s milk the first month. They are gradually weaned (08) and then fed by the pack. By eight months they are almost fully grown and begin traveling with the adults.

The mother duck lays an egg or two every day until she has a full nest - usually 8 to 15 - at which point she’ll sit on the eggs. It then takes 28 days for the eggs to hatch. Once hatched (09), the mother leads her ducklings (05) to the nearest source of water.

(Source: 2008 Wildlife Land Trust Calendar)

Para resolver a questão, relacione os verbos da coluna 1, conforme o seu sentido no texto, às definições apresentadas na coluna 2, numerando os parênteses.

Coluna 1

1. To mate (06)

2. To rear (07)

3. To wean (08)

4. To hatch (09)

Coluna 2

($\quad$) To make a baby stop taking its mother’s milk and start to eat solid food.

($\quad$) To look after a child or young animal until it is fully grown.

($\quad$) Said of animals, to have sex for reproduction.

($\quad$) To come out of its egg and be born.

A numeração correta dos parênteses, de cima para baixo, é